Arsenal’s FA Cup Semi-final Record

We’re sure that we will be asked at some point about Arsenal’s record so, we’ve dusted down last year’s blog and updated it. Below is a list of all the FA Cup semi-finals that Arsenal have appeared in. This will be the Arsenal’s 28th appearance at this stage, setting a new record. And, as an added bonus, programmes from a couple of victories.

Season

Opponents

Venue

Score

1

1905/06

Newcastle United

Victoria Ground, Stoke

0-2

2

1906/07

Sheffield Wednesday

St Andrews, Birmingham

1-3

3

1926/27

Southampton

Stamford Bridge, Chelsea

2-1

4

1927/28

Blackburn Rovers

Filbert Street, Leicester

0-1

5

1929/30

Hull City

Elland Road, Leeds

2-2

Villa Park, Aston Villa

1-0

6

1931/32

Manchester City

Villa Park, Aston Villa

1-0

7

1935/36

Grimsby Town

Leeds Road, Huddersfield

1-0

8

1949/50

Chelsea

White Hart Lane, Tottenham

2-2

White Hart Lane, Tottenham

1-0

9

1951/52

Chelsea

White Hart Lane, Tottenham

1-1

White Hart Lane, Tottenham

3-0

10

1970/71

Stoke Cty

Hillsborough, Sheffield Wednesday

2-2

Villa Park, Aston Villa

2-0

11

1971/72

Stoke Cty

Villa Park, Aston Villa

1-1

Goodison Park, Everton

2-1

12

1972/73

Sunderland

Hillsborough, Sheffield Wednesday

1-2

13

1977/78

Orient

Stamford Bridge, Chelsea

3-0

14

1978/79

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Villa Park, Aston Villa

2-0

15

1979/80

Liverpool

Hillsborough, Sheffield Wednesday

0-0

Villa Park, Aston Villa

1-1

Villa Park, Aston Villa

1-1

Highfield Road, Coventry

1-0

16

1982/83

Manchester United

Villa Park, Aston Villa

1-2

17

1990/91

Tottenham Hotspur

Wembley

1-3

18

1992/93

Tottenham Hotspur

Wembley

1-0

19

1997/98

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Villa Park, Aston Villa

1-0

20

1998/99

Manchester United

Villa Park, Aston Villa

0-0

Villa Park, Aston Villa

1-2

21

2000/01

Tottenham Hotspur

Old Trafford, Manchester United

2-1

22

2001/02

Middlesbrough

Old Trafford, Manchester United

1-0

23

2002/03

Sheffield United

Old Trafford, Manchester United

1-0

24

2003/04

Manchester United

Villa Park, Aston Villa

0-1

25

2004/05

Blackburn Rovers

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff

3-0

26

2008/09

Chelsea

Wembley

1-2

27

2013/14

Wigan Athletic

Wembley

1-1*

28

2014/15

Reading

Wembley

* Won 4-2 on penalties

Arsenal have won 18 ties and lost 9, which bodes well for this season. If Arsenal beat Reading they will also surpass the record they hold with Manchester United of 18 appearances in the final.

The overall playing record in FA Cup semi-finals (including replays) is:

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

Goals For

Goals Against

36

17

10

9

45

32

The eagle-eyed amongst you will have noticed we’ve won 18 ties but the table shows only 17 wins. That’s because, by FIFA’s definition, games decided by a penalty shoot-out are deemed to be whatever the result was after 90 minutes or extra-time if it is played. Some people agree, some don’t.

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